Cheyenne Clementi & Valentina Morandi, Never Alone - Raving in Europe 1997-2004

Never Alone – Raving in Europe 1997–2004 by Cheyenne Clementi & Valentina Morandi is a visual and human journey into the beating heart of the European rave scene at the turn of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Through intimate, raw, and radiant photographs, the book tells the story of a generation in motion: bodies dancing until dawn, reclaimed industrial spaces, roads, borders, and endless nights lived as acts of collective freedom.

The images do not merely document events, but relationships, states of mind, and a sense of belonging. The authors’ gaze is engaged and never detached, conveying the energy of the music, the suspension of time, and the profound feeling of community that ran through those ephemeral and unrepeatable gatherings. Never Alone is a shared memory, an emotional archive of an underground Europe that found in dance, travel, and togetherness a form of resistance and identity. A book that speaks of freedom, youth, and the universal need to never truly be alone.

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Together, Drago Publisher and Propaganda create an editorial space that does not merely document, but interprets and elevates artistic practices and movements often considered marginal, restoring their complexity and expressive power. This collaboration is an open dialogue between publishing, art, and subcultures—an act of trust in the power of images and stories that speak to the present.

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